In celebration of their appearance in the 2025 Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state basketball tournament, the Bishop Garrigan Girls Basketball Team received a donation of $4,376 from Iowa State Bank based on the number of apparel items sold in preparation for the tournament.

For each state tournament apparel item sold that features the bank’s logo, the bank makes a donation to the team. Pictured from BGHS & Iowa State Bank are: front row – Sara Metzger, EVP & CFO of Iowa State Bank; Addyson Faris, Lillian Erpelding-Wickman, Ava Roethler, Emmi Bartolo, Alyssa Haugland, Molly Peterson, Sacha Alesch and Laurie Vitzthum, Chairman, President & CEO, Iowa State Bank. Back row – Jason Wartick, EVP & Chief Credit Officer, Iowa State Bank; Mick Elbert, BGHS Coaching Staff, Brooklyn Berte, Madelyn Tigges, Jenna Peterson, Graclyn Eastman, Zoe Montag, Bree Ludwig and Carley Nielson.

Since the bank started the state tournament apparel donation program in the fall of 2018, Iowa State Bank has donated over $50,000 in support of student-athletes at the Bishop Garrigan Schools.